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Tea act
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What does culture mean?

way of life

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What is the tea act
The American colony was taxed for every load of tea brought into port
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In 1492, Christopher Columbus lands in the...

Americas.

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How many colonies came to America?

13

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bartered

to trade/traded

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who started the tea act
the British
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The first communities were established in...

1450.

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What state did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Massachusetts

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artifact

things made or used by people in the past.

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Why did it happen
British tax the tea for the colonies.
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In what year did English settlers arrive in Jamestown?

1607

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What is a revolution?

A fight that leads to the end of one government and the beginning of another.

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settler

a person from another country who claims land to live on.

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Why did it happen
The Tea act happened because of Britain needing money to pay for the French & Indian war. The King bought this tea hoping to sell it to the colonist for very cheap but taxing it. So the towns people dumped the tea into the harbor.
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When was the Declaration of Independence approved? 

July 4, 1776

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This is a written plan of government.

Constitution

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colony

a place that is ruled by another country

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What year did it happen
1773
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What year did the Boston Tea Party happen?

1773

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People from England built a community called...

Jamestown.

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